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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War by Frederick A. Talbot: The shell is fitted with a "tracer," that is to say, upon
becoming ignited it leaves a trail of smoke, corresponding with
the trail of a rocket, so that its passage through the air may be
followed with facility. This shell, however, was designed to
fulfil a dual. Not only will it fire the gaseous contents out of
the dirigible, but it has an explosive effect upon striking an
incombustible portion of the aircraft, such as the machinery,
propellers or car, when it will cause sufficient damage to throw
the craft out of action.
The elaborate trials which were carried out with the obus
fumigene certainly were spectacular so as they went. Two small
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